Insider Intelligence

Through the primary election on August 2 on the MLC Blog we will highlight races for which the primary is the key race due to the voter base.  Candidate’s website and professional information is listed when available. District Overview The 64th House District is located in eastern Michigan, including portions of Sanilac, St. Clair, and […]

Below are some of the articles that the MLC lobby team has been reading this past week. We hope you find them as interesting and useful as we do. Google Engineer Put on Leave After Saying AI Chatbot Has Become Sentient – Has technology evolved to the point where it can think and reason? Why […]

Forbes listed the State of Michigan as a top ten employer for new graduates, ranking 8th out of the 300 total recognized organization. Legislation requiring students to be taught personal financial skills was passed by the legislature. The House Judiciary Committee reported legislation aiming to increase privacy rights for crime victims in Michigan. Legislation penalizing […]

Forbes Magazine listed the State of Michigan as a top ten employer for new graduates, ranking 8th out of the 300 total recognized organization. The list is based on an independent survey of more than 20,000 young professionals in the United States from companies with at least 1,000 employees. “I am proud that the State […]

Legislation requiring students to be taught personal financial skills was passed by the legislature this week. Introduced by Representative Diana Farrington (R-Utica), the plan adds a personal financial course to the required curriculum for Michigan high school students, beginning with students entering eighth grade in 2023. The bill adds the half credit requirement, while reducing […]

The House Judiciary Committee reported legislation aiming to increase privacy rights for crime victims in Michigan. Currently, Michigan has laws in place to ensure privacy for crime victims by exempting pictures and videos of victims from FOIA requests of government records. The legislation, introduced by Representative Ken Borton (R-Gaylord), would expand current laws to allow […]

Legislation penalizing organized retail crime under the state’s racketeering statute was reported by the House Judiciary Committee this week. Introduced by Senator Jim Runestad (R-White Lake), the bill adds language to the state’s racketeering penal code in order to provide more legal leverage against criminals at the top of retail crime efforts. The legislation has […]

The House and Senate are scheduled to hold their typical Tuesday – Thursday session schedule.